Operation Manual

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R D S SYS T EM
TA TRAFFIC INFORMATION (TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS)
TA TRAFFIC INFOR
INFOR
Some stations allow broadcasting of these
messages thanks to the “
TA
” function.
TA
TA
You can activate this function by pressing
button
S
. Your system allows you to receive
traffi c information fl ashes from an FM station
which broadcasts them, even though you
are listening to another radio programme
not itself providing traffi c information, or to
another audio source.
The display will indicate “
TA
” provided
the function is activated and the station is
compatible with these messages ; “
TA
” will
TA
TA
be barred on the monochrome display and
shaded on the colour display, when the sta-
tion is not compatible.
While traffic announcements are being
broadcast, the original radio programme, or
audio source being played, is paused. When
the messages are fi nished, your NaviDrive
will revert automatically to the musical pro-
gramme originally being listened to.
Note :
You have to be in FM wave band.
During station search phases or auto-
matic memorisation phases, if the “
TA
”
TA
TA
function is active, the transmitters that
are compatible with the broadcasting
of these messages will be captured or
memorised fi rst.
The station being listened to should indi-
cate via the RDS system that it broadcasts
traffi c information.
Stations organised in a network (EON)
have regional transmitters sending their
own programmes. While listening to one
of these stations you can switch to any
station on the network that is broadcasting
traffi c information messages.
During the broadcast of a message you
can stop listening to it by pressing but-
ton
S
, the “
TA
” function remains active.
TATA
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SOUND VOLUME ADJUSTMENT FOR
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
The sound volume for traffi c information
operates separately from that for the rest
of the system, and can be adjusted inde-
pendently.
Rotate control
C
while a traffi c information
message is being broadcast.
This volume adjustment is memorised.
RADIO TEXT VIA CONTEXTUAL MENU
If you are in radio source, a press on the
control
G
lets you call up the Radio con-
textual menu to select “Radio Text Read”
(for a brief display of information broadcast
by the station about the programme being
listened to) (for example : name of singer,
title of song, etc.).